First All-UAV Air Force Combat Wing Takes to the Skies Sans Pilots Over Iraq (2)
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Last week, the 174th Air Force Fighter Wing flew its last manned combat sortie over Iraq in F-16s, which have now been mothballed in favor of MQ-9 Reapers. This makes it the first combat-specific wing to ditch conventional aircraft entirely and toward a force of all unmanned robo-drones piloted from the ground. Welcome to the Skynet era, everyone! There are a few Wings currently manned by Predator UAVs, which can indeed carry Hellfire missiles, but ...
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Adrian said:
Skynet! Yeah! ;-)
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Beau Mac said:
this is a huge step for the American military. HUGE!
EyeDefender Combats Eyestrain, Repetitive Stress Injury [Featured Windows Download] (21)
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Windows only: Free application EyeDefender regularly reminds you to take breaks and walks you through eye exercises to help you avoid headaches and blurred vision of the dreaded computer vision syndrome. EyeDefender is a simple program, allowing you to set breaks whenever you need them. If RSI is more of a problem for you than eyestrain, you may prefer previously mentioned WorkRave. EyeDefender is free for private, non-commercial use, Windows only. EyeDefender [via Download Squad]
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Howard said:
Anyone who sits at a computer for most of their day needs to employ tactics like this.
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Jake said:
This can't be a bad idea.
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sascha said:
after staring at the image for 2mins, my eyes are definetly not strained. Blurred and seeing spots, but no strain :)
Four-port In-Car USB Charger keeps a quartet of gadgets going and going and going (4)
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When that iPhone runs out of juice again, you can plug it in for replenishment right there in your car with this In-Car Charger. Add your three other favorite USB devices and you’ve filled this baby up, powering enough distractions to get you arrested. This takes the idea of an in-car USB hub a step further than the one we showed you earlier this year — we like the way this one rides closer to ...
Welcome to Geos, the first fossil fuel free community in America (1)
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A lot of people talk about being environmentally friendly, but most of them are all talk. They still drive cars, power their homes with non-renewable energy, and buy products that have large carbon footprints. Where are the people who are serious about living green? They're living in Geos, the first fossil fuel free community in the USA. Coming soon to Arvada, Colorado, the development will feature 250 homes that use solar energy and efficient building ...
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"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one."
Artificial corneas on the way (4)
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Researchers at Stanford University may have just gotten us one step closer to creating a cyborg. They've developed a new kind of artificial cornea, one that's "showing promise" in animal studies and could eliminate the need for cornea transplants completely. The cornea is made of two interwoven polymer gels — similar to the kind of squishy material that's in soft contact lenses. One layer provides durability while the other absorbs water, an important quality since ...
HOW BIG IS THE FREE ECONOMY? (Chris Anderson/The Long Tail) (3)
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Chris Anderson / The Long Tail: HOW BIG IS THE FREE ECONOMY? — Here's a question I get all the time: how big is the free economy? That's harder to answer than you might think, for both definition and measurement reasons. But here's a first past at doing it anyway. — (Note: I'm just using US figures below, unless marked otherwise)
Ronn Motors $150K Scorpion Would Do Captain Planet Proud - Born Rich (10)
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Asmita: Texas-based Ronn Motors are out to spoil their customers and that too in some style. But just to make sure their horsepower-happy cars don’t leave a bad fume in the faces of fellow planet dwellers, the firm’s brand new eco-luxe-initiative, the Scorpion, hopes to deliver the best clean, green fun to eco-conscious car lovers too. Running on a 3.5-liter, six-cylinder engine VTEC from Acura, the Scorpion also features two turbos and an intercooler under ...
THE CHANGING NEWSROOM - Meet the American daily newspaper of 2008. (Journalism.org) (4)
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Journalism.org: THE CHANGING NEWSROOM — Meet the American daily newspaper of 2008. — It has fewer pages than three years ago, the paper stock is thinner, and the stories are shorter. There is less foreign and national news, less space devoted to science, the arts, features and a range of specialized subjects.
Real Dinosaur on the Loose in a Museum Makes Learning Fun, Extremely Dangerous [Science] (55)
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This is a video of a dinosaur on the loose in the LA Museum of Natural History. No computer effects used here, folks: it's all real. Well, I mean, it's not a real dinosaur of course or those kids would be totally devoured, but you know what I mean. If you look closely at the dinosaur you can see what's going on here. One thing's for certain: I want one, and I want one bad. ...
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Karl-Anders said:
Det är Hampus!
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matt said:
This is an amazing video of what the LA natural history museum did to scare kids and confuse them about history.
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Jeff said:
So awesome.
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MikeD said:
Best Halloween costume ever.
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iomegadrive said:
Holy shit, so awesome. I think this is better than a guard dog if you can get it to roar or something.
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cephyn said:
is my pet dinosaur finally available?
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cbsmith said:
If you have a kid and you *don't* take them to see this, it should be considered child abuse.
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beggs said:
Science was not that cool when I was a kid...
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Chris C said:
That is one cool exhibit in the museum. When I saw the video, I really thought it was alive!!
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Brandon Bloom said:
wow awesome
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Jeffrey said:
I know where I'm going once I get back to Pomona now =]
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Jing said:
that's pretty sweet...
CherryPal PC Offers Subscription-free Cloud Computing That Runs Off Two Watts of Power [Cloud Computing] (30)
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CherryPal's cloud-based computer is unique because it offers the technology without subscription costs, and only draws two watts of power. The machine has no moving parts, and uses hardware encrpytion to provide a secure link to the cloud (which is run by Amazon). To offset the costs of the cloud server, short ads are inserted whenever you open a program, but appear at no other time, to remain relatively unobtrusive. Though the device only has ...
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Beau Mac said:
the next major breakthrough in technology. get one now and get ahead of the curve, save money
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Christopher said:
If was to setup a company this is what I would buy for my employees. This saves me from having to worry about files on their laptops or personal computers.
Finalist In McDonalds/MySpace Contest Former McD Robber (60)
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Well, here’s something that’s so ridiculous it couldn’t be made up. McDonald’s teamed up with MySpace to create a new jingle for the 40th anniversary of the Big Mac. The original song (two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce…) was created back in 1974. Over 1,000 user created songs and videos were submitted - the winner’s jingle becomes the official Big Mac song and will be featured in a McDonald’s Big Mac TV commercial. Enter ...
Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008 (John Biggs/CrunchGear) (7)
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John Biggs / CrunchGear: Kindle 2.0 Coming Around October 2008 — An insider let slip that two new Amazon Kindle models will hit stores this holiday season, with the first coming as early as October. — The first is an updated version with the same sized screen, a smaller form factor, and an improved interface.
Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In (16)
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WASHINGTON—"Every American family deserves a false sense of security," said one analyst, hoping to persuade Congress to back an unviable short-term solution.
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...investors have begun to fear that the worst-case scenario—an outcome known among economists as "real-world repercussions"—may be inevitable.
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Clay said:
heh.
Intel Health Guide Lets Doctors Check Up On You Electronically [Health Care] (15)
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Intel's taking some serious steps into the medical world with its just-FDA-approved Intel Health Guide, an 8lb gadget that functions as a personal health care system. The Health Guide includes a small touch-screen PC running Windows XP and a web portal that helps connect patients and doctors. The computer can be used to remind patients to take their medications, facilitate live video conferencing with doctors, and even check and collect their vital signs. Information gathered ...
Sony picks Double Fusion for in-game ads on PlayStation 3 (1)
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Double Fusion will provide the technology for inserting ads into games for Sony’s PlayStation 3. The deal, coupled with its announcement today to do in-game ads for Yahoo Games, is an important victory for Double Fusion and the fledgling in-game ad industry. Both Sony’s U.S. and European game divisions will use Double Fusion to insert ads into Sony’s games for the PS 3 game console. Beyond supplying the technology to either insert ads into games ...
Amazing video: Magnetic fields made visible (2)
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Magnetic fields are all around us, but they're usually invisible. Not when British filmmakers Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt get a hold of them. Their film group, called Semiconductor, created "Magnetic Movie," where they've turned audio recordings of magnetic fields into arty animations. This innovative work won them honors as Best Film at Cutting Edge at the British Animation Awards 2008. Next, these creative filmmakers might want to scare up everyone with animation of the ...
